NGC 5170

Galaxy Good (54/100)

Spiral

NGC 5170 Galaxy Virgo (Vir) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 12.0

Angular Size 8.0′ × 1.4′

Position Angle 123°

Distance 70.57 million ly

Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)

Description

cF, L, mE 129deg , pgbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 29m 48.0s

Dec -17° 58' 00.0"

Constellation Virgo (Vir)

Catalog NGC 5170

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80x TFOV: 0.6° Lim. mag: 14.2

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NGC 5170 · 8.0′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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